Match stats
ArgentinaAlgeria
48Possession52
1.47Expected goals (xG)0.3
10Shots7
6Shots on target0
4Shots off target4
0Blocked shots3
4Shots inside box3
6Shots outside box4
2Corners2
3Offsides1
13Fouls8
0Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
0Saves3
561Passes609
504Accurate passes563
90Pass accuracy92
Match events
- 9'Farès Chaïbi · VAR
- 17'Lionel Messi (assist Rodrigo de Paul)
- 46'Gonzalo Montiel → Nahuel Molina
- 55'Thiago Almada → Nicolás González
- 55'Lautaro Martínez → Julián Álvarez
- 60'Lionel Messi
- 64'Anis Hadj Moussa ← Riyad Mahrez
- 64'Hicham Boudaoui ← Houssem Aouar
- 64'Amine Gouiri ← Mohamed Amoura
- 76'Lionel Messi (assist Nicolás González)
- 80'Cristian Romero → Nicolás Otamendi
- 80'Lionel Messi → Nico Paz
- 81'Ibrahim Maza ← Adil Boulbina
- 82'Nabil Bentaleb ← Ramiz Zerrouki
Argentina · Algeria
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
236.8Martinez
66.8Martínez
136.8↓80'Romero
256.8Medina
46.8↓46'Montiel
77.5Paul
166.8↓55'Almada
206.8Allister
246.8Fernández
226.8↓55'Martínez
109.9↓80'Messi
236.3Zidane
156.3Aït-Nouri
216.3Bensebaini
26.3Mandi
176.3Belghali
106.3Chaïbi
146.3↓64'Boudaoui
196.3↓82'Bentaleb
226.3↓81'Maza
96.3↓64'Gouiri
116.3↓64'Moussa
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Argentina
- 23Emiliano Martinez6.8
- 10Lionel Messi9.9
- 7Rodrigo de Paul7.5
- 13Cristian Romero6.8
- 22Lautaro Martínez6.8
- 6Lisandro Martínez6.8
- 20Alexis Mac Allister6.8
- 25Facundo Medina6.8
- 4Gonzalo Montiel6.8
- 16Thiago Almada6.8
- 24Enzo Fernández6.8
Algeria
- 19Nabil Bentaleb6.3
- 2Aïssa Mandi6.3
- 9Amine Gouiri6.3
- 21Ramy Bensebaini6.3
- 15Rayan Aït-Nouri6.3
- 14Hicham Boudaoui6.3
- 23Luca Zidane6.3
- 10Farès Chaïbi6.3
- 22Ibrahim Maza6.3
- 17Rafik Belghali6.3
- 11Anis Hadj Moussa6.3
ArgentinaTale of the tapeAlgeria
9 ptsTable4 pts
+7Goal difference-2
Head to head
First meeting
Argentina and Algeria have not met in the seasons we hold. Seasons searched: 2026.
Where they stand — In their group